Life of a Rurouni
Another mini chapter to follow the one before.hehehe…;)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the rurouni kenshin characters…we all very well know who does…soo….Happy Reading!!!
Now… on with the story…
Into the shadows
Being tense about being outnumbered, she used the wakazashi's sheath and hit the person
in the stomach without turning.
"Itai!" Soujirou said rubbing his stomach. "I thought you said that you have never
handled a sword before."
"Gomenasai Seta-kun." Kaede said as she went to his side to help him up.
"Daijobu. Daijobu." The young boy said, as he slowly regained his composure.
Some of the men around them started snickering, and saying how easy it would be to get
the girl.
"Hand over the girl." The leader of the group shouted. At this, his men kept quiet and
were serious once again, as if the scene before them had never taken place.
"Ano…Seta-kun." Kaede begin to panic as she tugged on one of Soujirou's sleeves, but was
hushed by him immediately.
"What if I refuse?" Soujirou asked.
"Haha… you are indeed a brave young kid. But a foolish one none-the-less." He begin to
draw his sword which was hanging at his side up until now.
"I don't want to resort to fighting. But, if this is the way you want it. Fine by me."
Soujirou said in his ever calming and sometimes unnerving voice.
"Seta-kun, are you sure you can match up to him. Do you know who he is?" Kaede whispered
to Soujirou in a worried voice. "I don't want you to get hurt because of this."
"Arigatou for worrying about me but I think you should prepare to defend yourself too.
I'll be there if you can't handle them, so don't worry. As for who he is, I don't need to
know the name of the person who I am about to defeat."
"You sure are a confident little boy. I'm surely going to enjoy killing you." The huge
man replied to his remarks.
"But sir, our orders were to bring anyone who sides with the girl back alive too." A
soldier behind him whispered.
"Urusai! I don't care about our orders anymore. We only need the girl alive." He shouted
at the soldier who was now probably frightened beyond his imaginations.
With that, the oversized man charged at Soujirou with his katana high over his head.
When he brought it down, he saw Soujirou's katana block his. The young boy's head hung
loosely towards the ground. He slowly raised his head, only to reveal his smiling face.
"You call that an attack?" Soujirou asked the man, looking a little confused. The man
stood there, dumb-founded as to how Soujirou could have blocked his attack. Especially at
such a close range. Angered, the man ordered his men to attack Soujirou, while he himself
would take care of the so called 'easier' opponent.
Soujirou, trusting Kaede's battle instincts, engaged in his own battle. He drew his katana
and saya(1) out, one is each hand. His katana in the right and saya in the left.
'I hope this works. I have never tried his before, so…here goes nothing' Soujirou thought
as he took on his opponents one at a time, as he tried his best not to kill them.
Kaede, was not as confident as Soujirou was. Being her first time fighting in an
'actual' fight, she did not know what to do, especially when she was not planning on killing
anyone tonight, or ever for that matter. She stole a glance at Soujirou and saw what he was
doing. She decided to try and mimic his fighting style. So, she drew her wakazashi and saya
out together.
"Hey, why don't you just come with me back to the leader? You don't have to go with that
big mouth little boy there." He said as pointed to Soujirou.
"Why don't you try talking less and actually fighting more?" Kaede yelled at the man, as
she got herself ready in a stance which she had seen Soujirou take.
"Hmp, another feisty one we got here." He said as he drew his katana out of its saya once
more. It shone brilliantly against the moon's light. He was about to bring his sword down
to get into his proper attack stance when he felt someone tap his shoulder.
"Who is it? Can't you see that I am busy…" He stopped in his words as he turned around
only to find Soujirou there, standing on a barrel.
"How did you?...Its impossible…a little brat like you could not have…" He said as he
stared at the boy in shock.
"Now, tell us who sent you." Soujirou said in his usual boyish voice.
"Please don't kill me…" the man said as he fell to the ground on his knees.
"I ask you one more time, who sent you." Soujirou asked once again, losing his patience.
The man on his knees, grinned to himself as he face the floor. He jumped to his feet,
he drew out his daggers which he had hidden at the inside of his boots. He threw them,
aiming at Soujirou. One landed on the ground by Soujirou's feet. The other embedded itself
in Soujirou's right arm.
With that as his distraction, he made his getaway.
"Kuso!" Soujirou said under his breath. Kaede ran towards him, tearing off a piece of
cloth from her, or rather his, hakama as she stood beside him.
"Seta-kun, daijoubu? Seta-kun." Kaede said frantically as she was deciding whether or not
she should pull out the dagger.
"Daijoubu. I've sustained injuries more life threatening then this." He smiled at her
then proceeded to pull the dagger out of his arm.
It came out rather easily, considering that Soujirou built was not very big, and it
probably would have gone through his arm entirely if the man had been more serious.
Soujirou stared at the dagger in his left hand. On its blood stained surface, Soujirou
could see a logo or some kind of pattern on it. It was hard to make out, especially with
his blood on its once shiny surface.
During this time, all Kaede could do was watch Soujirou. She was stunned as to how an
ordinary boy of his age withstand such a deep injury, most people would have been lying on
the floor hurting or at least show some sign of pain. But she sensed that Soujirou was
different somehow, not just that he can fight really well or has an endurance level that
probably surpassed anyone in this area, but there was something about him that kind of
scared her a little. The only comforting thing was that he was on her side.
Soujirou, noticing that there was another dagger at his feet, bent down to pick it up.
Only when he stretched out his right hand to pick it up, then only did he notice the symbol
on the dagger. Shocked as he was, Soujirou kept his boyish mask on his face, so as to not
worry the already frightened girl. Also, the pain of the injury finally hit him. He looked
down at him arm.
'Mattaku…if only Yumi-san was here. At least she would now how to treat a wound as deep
as this.' Soujirou thought as he looked around for a piece of cloth he could use to bandage
his wound up before he lost too much blood.
He turned towards Kaede and noticed that she was staring at him.
"Is there something on my face or something?" He asked the girl as he waved his left hand
in front of her face.
This snapped the dazed girl back into reality.
"Gomenasai." She said as she hurried to his side to attend to his injury.
A confused Soujirou stood there looking at the girl bandaging up his right arm. 'Maybe I
should tell her about the people after her. Should I? No, not yet, I think that there has
been enough surprises for her already."
"Ano Seta-kun…I think that we should go back to the inn now. I need some medication to
clean your wound and some proper bandages too." Kaede said to the boy.
"Aa, lets go." He said in reply as he made the first step towards the inn. Kaede followed
closely behind him.
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1) Saya: a sheath
Arigatou minna-san. Pls r&r and tell me how you feel about
this chapter. Especially since I know that I am not very good at writing
fighting scenes. Arigatou!!
Another mini chapter to follow the one before.hehehe…;)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the rurouni kenshin characters…we all very well know who does…soo….Happy Reading!!!
Now… on with the story…
Into the shadows
Being tense about being outnumbered, she used the wakazashi's sheath and hit the person
in the stomach without turning.
"Itai!" Soujirou said rubbing his stomach. "I thought you said that you have never
handled a sword before."
"Gomenasai Seta-kun." Kaede said as she went to his side to help him up.
"Daijobu. Daijobu." The young boy said, as he slowly regained his composure.
Some of the men around them started snickering, and saying how easy it would be to get
the girl.
"Hand over the girl." The leader of the group shouted. At this, his men kept quiet and
were serious once again, as if the scene before them had never taken place.
"Ano…Seta-kun." Kaede begin to panic as she tugged on one of Soujirou's sleeves, but was
hushed by him immediately.
"What if I refuse?" Soujirou asked.
"Haha… you are indeed a brave young kid. But a foolish one none-the-less." He begin to
draw his sword which was hanging at his side up until now.
"I don't want to resort to fighting. But, if this is the way you want it. Fine by me."
Soujirou said in his ever calming and sometimes unnerving voice.
"Seta-kun, are you sure you can match up to him. Do you know who he is?" Kaede whispered
to Soujirou in a worried voice. "I don't want you to get hurt because of this."
"Arigatou for worrying about me but I think you should prepare to defend yourself too.
I'll be there if you can't handle them, so don't worry. As for who he is, I don't need to
know the name of the person who I am about to defeat."
"You sure are a confident little boy. I'm surely going to enjoy killing you." The huge
man replied to his remarks.
"But sir, our orders were to bring anyone who sides with the girl back alive too." A
soldier behind him whispered.
"Urusai! I don't care about our orders anymore. We only need the girl alive." He shouted
at the soldier who was now probably frightened beyond his imaginations.
With that, the oversized man charged at Soujirou with his katana high over his head.
When he brought it down, he saw Soujirou's katana block his. The young boy's head hung
loosely towards the ground. He slowly raised his head, only to reveal his smiling face.
"You call that an attack?" Soujirou asked the man, looking a little confused. The man
stood there, dumb-founded as to how Soujirou could have blocked his attack. Especially at
such a close range. Angered, the man ordered his men to attack Soujirou, while he himself
would take care of the so called 'easier' opponent.
Soujirou, trusting Kaede's battle instincts, engaged in his own battle. He drew his katana
and saya(1) out, one is each hand. His katana in the right and saya in the left.
'I hope this works. I have never tried his before, so…here goes nothing' Soujirou thought
as he took on his opponents one at a time, as he tried his best not to kill them.
Kaede, was not as confident as Soujirou was. Being her first time fighting in an
'actual' fight, she did not know what to do, especially when she was not planning on killing
anyone tonight, or ever for that matter. She stole a glance at Soujirou and saw what he was
doing. She decided to try and mimic his fighting style. So, she drew her wakazashi and saya
out together.
"Hey, why don't you just come with me back to the leader? You don't have to go with that
big mouth little boy there." He said as pointed to Soujirou.
"Why don't you try talking less and actually fighting more?" Kaede yelled at the man, as
she got herself ready in a stance which she had seen Soujirou take.
"Hmp, another feisty one we got here." He said as he drew his katana out of its saya once
more. It shone brilliantly against the moon's light. He was about to bring his sword down
to get into his proper attack stance when he felt someone tap his shoulder.
"Who is it? Can't you see that I am busy…" He stopped in his words as he turned around
only to find Soujirou there, standing on a barrel.
"How did you?...Its impossible…a little brat like you could not have…" He said as he
stared at the boy in shock.
"Now, tell us who sent you." Soujirou said in his usual boyish voice.
"Please don't kill me…" the man said as he fell to the ground on his knees.
"I ask you one more time, who sent you." Soujirou asked once again, losing his patience.
The man on his knees, grinned to himself as he face the floor. He jumped to his feet,
he drew out his daggers which he had hidden at the inside of his boots. He threw them,
aiming at Soujirou. One landed on the ground by Soujirou's feet. The other embedded itself
in Soujirou's right arm.
With that as his distraction, he made his getaway.
"Kuso!" Soujirou said under his breath. Kaede ran towards him, tearing off a piece of
cloth from her, or rather his, hakama as she stood beside him.
"Seta-kun, daijoubu? Seta-kun." Kaede said frantically as she was deciding whether or not
she should pull out the dagger.
"Daijoubu. I've sustained injuries more life threatening then this." He smiled at her
then proceeded to pull the dagger out of his arm.
It came out rather easily, considering that Soujirou built was not very big, and it
probably would have gone through his arm entirely if the man had been more serious.
Soujirou stared at the dagger in his left hand. On its blood stained surface, Soujirou
could see a logo or some kind of pattern on it. It was hard to make out, especially with
his blood on its once shiny surface.
During this time, all Kaede could do was watch Soujirou. She was stunned as to how an
ordinary boy of his age withstand such a deep injury, most people would have been lying on
the floor hurting or at least show some sign of pain. But she sensed that Soujirou was
different somehow, not just that he can fight really well or has an endurance level that
probably surpassed anyone in this area, but there was something about him that kind of
scared her a little. The only comforting thing was that he was on her side.
Soujirou, noticing that there was another dagger at his feet, bent down to pick it up.
Only when he stretched out his right hand to pick it up, then only did he notice the symbol
on the dagger. Shocked as he was, Soujirou kept his boyish mask on his face, so as to not
worry the already frightened girl. Also, the pain of the injury finally hit him. He looked
down at him arm.
'Mattaku…if only Yumi-san was here. At least she would now how to treat a wound as deep
as this.' Soujirou thought as he looked around for a piece of cloth he could use to bandage
his wound up before he lost too much blood.
He turned towards Kaede and noticed that she was staring at him.
"Is there something on my face or something?" He asked the girl as he waved his left hand
in front of her face.
This snapped the dazed girl back into reality.
"Gomenasai." She said as she hurried to his side to attend to his injury.
A confused Soujirou stood there looking at the girl bandaging up his right arm. 'Maybe I
should tell her about the people after her. Should I? No, not yet, I think that there has
been enough surprises for her already."
"Ano Seta-kun…I think that we should go back to the inn now. I need some medication to
clean your wound and some proper bandages too." Kaede said to the boy.
"Aa, lets go." He said in reply as he made the first step towards the inn. Kaede followed
closely behind him.
~*@*~
1) Saya: a sheath
Arigatou minna-san. Pls r&r and tell me how you feel about
this chapter. Especially since I know that I am not very good at writing
fighting scenes. Arigatou!!
